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Traffic Stop on New Britton Highway Yields Stolen Handgun and Narcotics

August 12, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

NAKINA, N.C. — A routine early morning patrol stop by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office led to the recovery of a stolen handgun and multiple drug-related charges against a Virginia driver. On August 7 at […]

Linnie Irene Holden – Supply NC

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Linnie Irene Holden of Supply, NC, died August 11, 2026. She was born August 13, 1936, in Brunswick County, NC, a daughter of Lucian Edgar Holden and Lula Dorothy McCall Holden. In addition to her […]

Lloyd “Louie” Ward – Clarendon NC

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Lloyd “Louie” Ward, 71, of Ed Ward Road in Clarendon, passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, in the Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Angel House. Lloyd was born on December 22, 1954, son of the late […]

James “Gerald” Holden – Southport NC

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James “Gerald” Holden, 56 of Southport, North Carolina passed away on August 8, 2026. Mr. Holden was born March 1, 1970, son of the late Alexander Rudolph Holden and Coretha Gause Holden. He is survived […]

Travis Carl Stephens – Clarendon NC

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Clarendon, NC On Wednesday, August 5, 2026, God called Travis Carl Stephens home to rest at the age of 41. Travis was born June 8, 1985, the only child of Mark Bradley Stephens and Sheri […]

Ellenda Soles Beck – Tabor City NC

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Ellenda Soles Beck, age 73, born on in Horry County, SC., she was the daughter of late Belton Soles and Alla Mae Nealey Soles. She is survived by one daughter, Ericia Duncan of Green Sea, […]

Robert Mark McCready – Little River SC

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Robert Mark McCready, 74, died in his sleep on August 10, 2026, after battling cancer. Bob was born to Ellen and Robert McCready on January 28, 1952. He graduated from Kimball High School in Dallas, […]

Noreen Clark – Longs SC

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March 7, 1963 — August 10, 2026 The family of Noreen Clark, 63, announces her passing on August 10, 2026, with deep gratitude for a life so beautifully lived. Born in New York in 1963, […]

Legal Beef: Can a Cop Take Your Gun During a Traffic Stop?

August 12, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

Methamphetamine Sweep Nets Three Suspects for Smuggling Contraband into Columbus Detention Facilities

August 12, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

WHITEVILLE, N.C. — An ongoing effort to interdict dangerous contraband within detention facilities led to felony drug charges against three men who allegedly possessed or attempted to smuggle methamphetamine onto secure premises. Sheriff’s records indicate […]

Month: August 2026

Traffic Stop on New Britton Highway Yields Stolen Handgun and Narcotics

Linnie Irene Holden – Supply NC

Lloyd “Louie” Ward – Clarendon NC

James “Gerald” Holden – Southport NC

Travis Carl Stephens – Clarendon NC

Ellenda Soles Beck – Tabor City NC

Robert Mark McCready – Little River SC

Noreen Clark – Longs SC

Legal Beef: Can a Cop Take Your Gun During a Traffic Stop?

Methamphetamine Sweep Nets Three Suspects for Smuggling Contraband into Columbus Detention Facilities

As Search for Missing Forestbrook Woman Continues, Investigators Trace Husband’s Carolinas Travel